修

xiū
HSK 4
#739 most
frequent character
to mend, to repair, to build
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

修 xiū uses 彡, decorative stripes, as the meaning part, with 攸 yōu giving the sound. It first meant 'to adorn'. From decorating came 'to repair', 'to revise', 'to build', and finally 'to study'.

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Example Sentences

我需要修理我的自行车。
wǒ xūyào xiūlǐ wǒde zìxíng chē 。
I need to repair my bicycle.
他正在修一个破损的桌子。
tā zhèngzài xiū yígè pòsǔn de zhuōzǐ 。
He is repairing a broken table.
她喜欢修饰自己的家居环境。
tā xǐhuān xiūshì zìjǐ de jiājū huánjìng 。
She likes to embellish her home environment.

Words with similar meanings

修理xiūlǐ
to repair
More specific to technical repairs, often used for machines or devices.
修缮xiūshàn
to renovate
Generally used in the context of restoring buildings or facilities.
改善gǎishàn
to improve
Focuses more on enhancing or upgrading rather than just fixing.

Words Starting With 修

修改xiū gǎi
to amend; to alter; to modify
修养xiū yǎng
accomplishment; training; self-cultivation
修复xiū fù
restoration
修建xiū jiàn
to build; to construct
修理xiū lǐ
to repair; to perform maintenance; to overhaul; to fix; to prune; to trim

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